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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Michael Savage Media editor

Prince Harry and other claimants could face £50m legal bill after losing phone-hacking case

Claimants included clockwise from top left; Doreen Lawrence, Prince Harry, Elton John, Liz Hurley, David Furnish, Sadie Frost
Claimants included clockwise from top left; Doreen Lawrence, Prince Harry, Elton John, Liz Hurley, David Furnish, Sadie Frost. Composite: James Manning/PA/Brook Mitchell/AFP/Aaron Chown/PA/Jordan Pettitt/Victoria Jones/PA/James Veysey/Shutterstock

Prince Harry and six other prominent figures are facing a legal bill of up to £50m after losing their case against the publisher of the Daily Mail over claims it used unlawful methods to source stories.

In an emphatic ruling that is likely to signal an end to new litigation relating to the phone-hacking scandal era, the high court dismissed all the group’s claims, stating that the claimants had not proved that any information had been obtained unlawfully.

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